Pou 2-1 (8-03) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 1, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during June 2003 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.25 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in June 2002. Updated totals for May 2003 show that 3.31 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during June 2003 was 4.38 billion pounds, up 5 percent from a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.69 billion pounds, up 5 percent from June 2002, and mature chickens at 72.6 million pounds, were down 1 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 608 million pounds, up 6 percent, and ducks totaled 12.2 million pounds, up 4 percent. Young chickens slaughtered during June 2003 averaged 5.23 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from June 2002. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.70 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during June 2003 averaged 27.4 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from June 2002. Ante-mortem condemnations during June 2003 totaled 17.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.40 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.46 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 45.2 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.15 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.16 percent a year earlier. June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays. June 2002 contained 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . 17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003. . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 685,229 725,355 704,782 103 97 Mature : 13,305 13,093 12,738 96 97 Light : 7,273 7,164 6,440 89 90 Heavy : 6,032 5,929 6,298 104 106 Total : 698,534 738,448 717,520 103 97 : Turkeys : Young : 21,310 22,322 21,973 103 98 Old : 170 244 247 145 101 Total : 21,480 22,566 22,220 103 98 : Ducks : 1,765 2,104 1,888 107 90 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,494,963 3,768,154 3,686,069 105 98 Mature : 73,283 72,094 72,608 99 101 Light : 25,124 24,658 22,294 89 90 Heavy : 48,159 47,436 50,314 104 106 Total : 3,568,246 3,840,248 3,758,677 105 98 : Turkeys : Young : 570,235 607,408 601,909 106 99 Old : 4,480 6,695 6,484 145 97 Total : 574,715 614,103 608,393 106 99 : Ducks : 11,743 13,285 12,203 104 92 Other Poultry : 696 848 447 64 53 : Total Poultry : 4,155,400 4,468,484 4,379,720 105 98 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.10 5.19 5.23 103 101 Mature : 5.51 5.51 5.70 103 103 Light : 3.45 3.44 3.46 100 101 Heavy : 7.98 8.00 7.99 100 100 Total : 5.11 5.20 5.24 103 101 : Turkeys : Young : 26.76 27.21 27.39 102 101 Old : 26.30 27.48 26.30 100 96 Total : 26.75 27.21 27.38 102 101 : Ducks : 6.65 6.31 6.46 97 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, June 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 4,179,391 4,262,509 4,182,017 100 98 Mature : 81,320 86,329 78,907 97 91 Light : 47,152 51,623 43,940 93 85 Heavy : 34,168 34,706 34,967 102 101 Total : 4,260,711 4,348,838 4,260,924 100 98 : Turkeys : Young : 127,864 130,547 128,985 101 99 Old : 956 1,037 1,348 141 130 Total : 128,820 131,584 130,333 101 99 : Ducks : 13,280 11,986 12,117 91 101 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 21,037,964 21,760,273 21,682,488 103 100 Mature : 428,740 449,641 426,329 99 95 Light : 161,382 176,195 149,774 93 85 Heavy : 267,358 273,446 276,555 103 101 Total : 21,466,704 22,209,914 22,108,817 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 3,410,906 3,554,387 3,537,393 104 100 Old : 25,599 28,728 36,546 143 127 Total : 3,436,505 3,583,115 3,573,939 104 100 : Ducks : 87,694 80,667 79,107 90 98 Other Poultry : 4,924 4,466 4,492 91 101 : Total Poultry : 24,995,827 25,878,162 25,766,355 103 100 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.03 5.11 5.19 103 102 Mature : 5.27 5.21 5.40 102 104 Light : 3.42 3.41 3.41 100 100 Heavy : 7.82 7.88 7.91 101 100 Total : 5.04 5.11 5.19 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 26.68 27.23 27.42 103 101 Old : 26.79 27.70 27.11 101 98 Total : 26.68 27.23 27.42 103 101 : Ducks : 6.60 6.73 6.53 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jun : May : Jun :--------------- Commodity : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : Jun : May : : : : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,331,442 2,493,221 2,447,768 105 98 Mature : 42,475 42,798 43,415 102 101 Light : 11,627 11,493 10,643 92 93 Heavy : 30,848 31,305 32,772 106 105 Total : 2,373,917 2,536,019 2,491,183 105 98 : Turkeys : Young : 219,021 248,354 244,423 112 98 Old : 3,089 4,575 4,394 142 96 Total : 222,110 252,929 248,817 112 98 : Ducks : 3,009 3,239 3,041 101 94 Other Poultry : 217 216 210 97 97 : Total Poultry : 2,599,253 2,792,403 2,743,251 106 98 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 255,615 282,413 269,009 105 95 Mature : 1,557 1,233 1,086 70 88 Light : 1,103 1,063 695 63 65 Heavy : 454 170 391 86 230 Total : 257,172 283,646 270,095 105 95 : Turkeys : Young : 230,400 227,495 232,060 101 102 Old : 379 326 507 134 156 Total : 230,779 227,821 232,567 101 102 : Ducks : 5,345 6,253 5,793 108 93 Other Poultry : 231 303 80 35 26 : Total Poultry : 493,527 518,023 508,535 103 98 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,587,057 2,775,634 2,716,777 105 98 Mature : 44,032 44,031 44,501 101 101 Light : 12,730 12,556 11,338 89 90 Heavy : 31,302 31,475 33,163 106 105 Total : 2,631,089 2,819,665 2,761,278 105 98 : Turkeys : Young : 449,421 475,849 476,483 106 100 Old : 3,468 4,901 4,901 141 100 Total : 452,889 480,750 481,384 106 100 : Ducks : 8,354 9,492 8,834 106 93 Other Poultry : 448 519 290 65 56 : Total Poultry : 3,092,780 3,310,426 3,251,786 105 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, June 2003 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 14,171,771 14,575,086 14,431,846 102 99 Mature : 251,747 260,340 251,238 100 97 Light : 77,894 83,019 70,606 91 85 Heavy : 173,853 177,321 180,632 104 102 Total : 14,423,518 14,835,426 14,683,084 102 99 : Turkeys : Young : 1,302,249 1,365,222 1,460,202 112 107 Old : 16,251 18,478 23,920 147 129 Total : 1,318,500 1,383,700 1,484,122 113 107 : Ducks : 24,445 21,643 19,458 80 90 Other Poultry : 1,265 1,259 1,126 89 89 : Total Poultry : 15,767,728 16,242,028 16,187,790 103 100 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,349,147 1,477,222 1,564,029 116 106 Mature : 6,883 9,131 6,631 96 73 Light : 5,518 7,585 5,242 95 69 Heavy : 1,365 1,546 1,389 102 90 Total : 1,356,030 1,486,353 1,570,660 116 106 : Turkeys : Young : 1,391,685 1,432,055 1,328,513 95 93 Old : 3,272 3,369 2,926 89 87 Total : 1,394,957 1,435,424 1,331,439 95 93 : Ducks : 38,718 37,863 37,160 96 98 Other Poultry : 1,643 1,527 1,620 99 106 : Total Poultry : 2,791,348 2,961,167 2,940,879 105 99 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 15,520,918 16,052,308 15,995,875 103 100 Mature : 258,630 269,471 257,869 100 96 Light : 83,412 90,604 75,848 91 84 Heavy : 175,218 178,867 182,021 104 102 Total : 15,779,548 16,321,779 16,253,744 103 100 : Turkeys : Young : 2,693,934 2,797,277 2,788,715 104 100 Old : 19,523 21,847 26,846 138 123 Total : 2,713,457 2,819,124 2,815,561 104 100 : Ducks : 63,163 59,506 56,618 90 95 Other Poultry : 2,908 2,786 2,746 94 99 : Total Poultry : 18,559,076 19,203,195 19,128,669 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :15,424 12,691 13,762 89 108 88,200 85,360 97 Mature : 1,684 1,132 1,308 78 116 7,976 6,595 83 Light : 761 595 543 71 91 3,662 3,458 94 Heavy : 923 537 765 83 142 4,314 3,137 73 Total :17,108 13,823 15,070 88 109 96,176 91,955 96 : Turkeys : Young : 1,977 1,898 2,466 125 130 11,146 13,497 121 Old : 57 95 85 149 89 319 755 237 Total : 2,034 1,993 2,551 125 128 11,465 14,252 124 : Ducks : 19 23 31 163 135 191 167 87 Other Poultry : 5 2 1 20 50 26 13 50 : Total Poultry :19,166 15,841 17,653 92 111 107,858 106,387 99 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.44 0.34 0.37 84 109 0.41 0.39 95 Mature : 2.30 1.57 1.80 78 115 1.77 1.55 88 Light : 3.03 2.41 2.44 81 101 2.08 2.31 111 Heavy : 1.92 1.13 1.52 79 135 1.58 1.14 72 Total : 0.48 0.36 0.40 83 111 0.43 0.42 98 : Turkeys : Young : 0.35 0.31 0.41 117 132 0.31 0.38 123 Old : 1.28 1.42 1.30 102 92 1.11 2.07 186 Total : 0.35 0.32 0.42 120 131 0.32 0.40 125 : Ducks : 0.16 0.18 0.25 156 139 0.23 0.21 91 Other Poultry : 0.78 0.23 0.18 23 78 0.59 0.33 56 : Total Poultry : 0.46 0.35 0.40 87 114 0.42 0.41 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, June 2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Jun : May : Jun : Jun : May :---------------: of : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :29,011 30,824 30,915 107 100 204,351 187,911 92 Mature : 3,667 3,657 3,573 97 98 22,802 23,508 103 Light : 1,663 2,140 1,934 116 90 12,262 13,253 108 Heavy : 2,004 1,517 1,639 82 108 10,540 10,255 97 Total :32,678 34,481 34,488 106 100 227,153 211,419 93 : Turkeys : Young :10,124 10,409 9,986 99 96 65,118 63,317 97 Old : 291 386 420 144 109 2,033 2,568 126 Total :10,415 10,795 10,406 100 96 67,151 65,885 98 : Ducks : 213 353 275 129 78 1,499 1,776 118 Other Poultry : 8 13 7 88 54 54 78 144 : Total Poultry :43,314 45,642 45,176 104 99 295,857 279,158 94 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.92 0.91 0.93 101 102 1.04 0.96 92 Mature : 5.56 5.64 5.47 98 97 5.63 6.13 109 Light : 7.36 9.64 9.64 131 100 7.73 9.83 127 Heavy : 4.63 3.55 3.62 78 102 4.28 4.12 96 Total : 1.02 1.00 1.02 100 102 1.14 1.06 93 : Turkeys : Young : 1.97 1.90 1.84 93 97 2.04 1.99 98 Old : 7.22 6.40 7.19 100 112 7.87 7.81 99 Total : 2.01 1.95 1.90 95 97 2.08 2.05 99 : Ducks : 2.01 2.95 2.51 125 85 2.06 2.49 121 Other Poultry : 1.31 1.66 1.90 145 114 1.38 1.99 144 : Total Poultry : 1.16 1.13 1.15 99 102 1.27 1.20 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 85,316 84,626 440,453 436,974 5.16 5.16 AR : 96,540 95,634 480,748 472,227 4.98 4.94 CA : * * * * * * DE : 22,337 22,701 136,147 140,784 6.10 6.20 FL : 10,067 9,685 56,165 53,290 5.58 5.50 GA : 103,578 101,019 521,277 507,866 5.03 5.03 KY : 19,510 16,859 106,912 94,820 5.48 5.62 LA : 16,259 14,547 82,498 74,060 5.07 5.09 MD : 16,278 16,195 78,474 76,399 4.82 4.72 MS : 65,141 61,928 339,822 335,807 5.22 5.42 MO : 32,458 32,217 159,292 151,661 4.91 4.71 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 61,433 56,858 373,669 357,216 6.08 6.28 OH : 3,682 3,086 20,547 16,497 5.58 5.35 PA : 9,105 9,090 48,272 47,946 5.30 5.27 SC : 20,721 20,510 118,645 126,015 5.73 6.14 TN : 18,185 18,087 92,103 93,055 5.06 5.14 TX : 54,970 52,348 271,155 256,971 4.93 4.91 VA : 28,172 28,484 137,963 142,148 4.90 4.99 WA : * 4,900 * 26,694 * 5.45 : Oth Sts : 61,603 56,008 304,012 275,639 4.94 4.92 : US : 725,355 704,782 3,768,154 3,686,069 5.19 5.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 316,898 324,899 3,718 3,430 0.94 0.87 AR : 346,437 341,809 3,716 3,571 0.86 0.84 CA : * * * * * * DE : 98,689 102,005 1,912 1,955 1.56 1.54 FL : 40,393 38,445 618 598 1.22 1.25 GA : 381,635 368,524 3,091 2,988 0.66 0.65 KY : 78,347 68,997 689 666 0.72 0.78 LA : 61,061 55,418 355 303 0.48 0.46 MD : 56,278 55,146 1,130 1,098 1.60 1.60 MS : 250,576 248,656 2,488 3,957 0.81 1.31 MO : 113,493 111,512 1,061 955 0.74 0.70 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 293,561 273,885 3,793 3,674 1.13 1.14 OH : 15,029 11,899 310 218 1.67 1.47 PA : 34,361 34,582 700 680 1.61 1.58 SC : 87,520 87,059 736 806 0.69 0.71 TN : 67,091 66,970 589 561 0.71 0.67 TX : 208,807 202,317 2,516 2,086 1.03 0.90 VA : 100,516 102,465 1,120 1,116 0.90 0.87 WA : * 19,456 * 285 * 1.19 : Oth Sts : 224,942 202,733 2,282 1,968 0.83 0.79 : US : 2,775,634 2,716,777 30,824 30,915 0.91 0.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 534 119,595 39,129 * * AR : * 166,106 74,363 * 2,584 CA : * * 4,898 378 898 DE : 7,364 94,028 29,609 * * FL : 86 * * * * GA : 388 86,884 46,617 425 3,509 IN : * * * * * KY : * 29,818 9,788 31 * LA : * 14,412 6,283 102 176 MD : 2,820 64,653 25,473 86 5,879 MS : * 63,152 22,894 276 897 MO : 951 77,521 * 601 * NJ : 5 * * * * NY : 280 * * 144 * NC : * 97,634 40,099 78 * OH : * 19,365 * 52 228 PA : * 18,214 11,744 140 321 SC : 53 16,032 11,091 * * TN : * 41,233 7,487 * 443 TX : 88 127,516 35,889 * 2,513 VA : 281 50,055 18,443 46 * WA : * * 3,703 * * : Oth Sts : 6,753 191,037 49,029 9,695 42,374 : US : 19,603 1,277,255 436,539 12,054 59,822 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,213 183,747 17,421 253 81,586 Heavy : 601 69,514 4,348 130 9,390 : US : 2,814 253,261 21,769 383 90,976 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,863 23,554 35,679 11,311 82,071 324,288 AR : 6,301 16,522 27,692 2,410 36,992 338,142 CA : 438 6,712 2,115 * 6,456 121,958 DE : 2,295 15,465 11,293 5,969 27,380 199,246 FL : * 3,322 3,223 * 14,635 49,908 GA : 4,121 31,076 20,197 5,639 58,944 257,800 IN : 87 * * * * * KY : 165 11,295 * * 5,459 65,432 LA : 434 3,177 2,736 * 2,045 29,866 MD : 1,697 20,698 * * 16,529 168,075 MS : 3,246 18,499 12,020 * 50,776 173,958 MO : 1,428 13,384 10,529 975 37,007 172,793 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 676 * 3,389 * * * NC : 4,633 28,439 20,723 7,655 * 319,814 OH : 186 * 852 * * 36,281 PA : 1,280 2,838 4,523 * * 53,068 SC : 920 4,706 1,914 * * 47,534 TN : 937 8,821 4,066 769 9,603 74,240 TX : 1,044 9,454 7,879 * 12,271 198,786 VA : 1,447 8,487 * * 14,231 116,833 WA : * * * * * 28,028 : Oth Sts : 3,314 6,456 68,191 24,354 172,371 144,513 : US : 39,512 232,905 237,021 59,082 546,770 2,920,563 : Mature Birds : Light : 17,138 20,746 153,879 2,551 67,681 547,215 Heavy : 1,657 17,313 20,025 1,300 59,993 184,271 : US : 18,795 38,059 173,904 3,851 127,674 731,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 108,405 28,498 2,203 * AR : 1,419 154,805 59,976 3,226 2,286 CA : * 90,569 2,925 463 700 DE : 6,898 101,231 30,176 * * FL : 99 * * * * GA : 426 76,216 41,747 456 3,065 IN : * 5,134 * * * KY : * 28,434 7,352 * 1,822 LA : * 13,516 4,688 90 76 MD : 3,792 60,186 23,967 79 * MS : 223 63,153 15,788 405 616 MO : 983 68,829 * 625 * NJ : * * * * * NY : 192 * * * * NC : 580 87,656 42,319 * * OH : * 12,922 * * * PA : 203 17,055 10,533 128 258 SC : 93 16,613 * 27 1,019 TN : 177 35,863 6,000 125 411 TX : 101 115,221 * * 1,962 VA : * 50,892 * 36 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,340 87,008 111,818 3,022 43,784 : US : 18,554 1,193,708 385,787 10,885 55,999 : Mature Birds : Light : 1,701 176,781 12,001 72 93,211 Heavy : 856 72,457 4,870 194 11,106 : US : 2,557 249,238 16,871 266 104,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 4,472 25,946 28,534 7,470 77,261 287,509 AR : 6,903 15,873 29,597 4,450 35,667 314,202 CA : 364 8,097 1,986 * * 118,028 DE : 2,607 13,570 11,270 3,860 26,138 201,720 FL : * 2,719 2,727 * 13,273 48,097 GA : 3,513 30,928 19,656 5,058 47,578 228,643 IN : * * * * * * KY : 163 11,064 * 1,924 * 62,377 LA : 315 1,763 2,175 * 1,576 24,721 MD : 1,826 24,952 * 1,948 16,747 164,197 MS : 3,886 19,422 15,057 582 39,440 158,572 MO : 1,391 11,936 11,142 762 29,338 146,027 NJ : * * * * * * NY : 584 187 2,754 312 * * NC : 4,105 24,201 19,167 8,274 * 342,597 OH : 120 * * * * 24,568 PA : 1,114 3,211 4,039 96 13,688 50,325 SC : * 4,860 1,873 * 4,349 53,316 TN : 982 9,313 4,687 768 7,575 65,901 TX : 985 9,023 7,848 816 9,235 179,543 VA : 1,606 9,889 * * 12,287 117,282 WA : * 671 * * * 24,637 : Oth Sts : 4,423 5,258 71,315 18,064 200,562 147,838 : US : 39,359 232,883 233,827 54,384 534,714 2,760,100 : Mature Birds : Light : 13,812 34,775 137,134 1,065 48,791 519,343 Heavy : 1,665 19,449 20,777 2,443 60,893 194,710 : US : 15,477 54,224 157,911 3,508 109,684 714,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,124 2,859 57,286 51,884 18.33 18.15 CA : 1,254 * 32,399 * 25.83 * IA : 1,566 1,574 50,879 49,779 32.49 31.62 MN : 3,161 3,184 86,584 83,638 27.39 26.27 MO : 1,623 1,511 51,718 48,626 31.87 32.18 NC : 3,333 * 86,081 * 25.83 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 8,261 12,845 242,461 367,982 29.35 28.65 : US : 22,322 21,973 607,408 601,909 27.21 27.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : May : June : May : June : May : June -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 47,797 42,834 837 797 1.62 1.71 CA : 26,042 * 568 * 1.95 * IA : 39,619 38,761 1,176 1,057 2.57 2.36 MN : 67,807 66,537 1,685 1,488 2.16 1.98 MO : 36,167 37,191 1,184 1,143 2.54 2.61 NC : 68,159 * 1,059 * 1.37 * OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * * * VA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 190,258 291,160 3,900 5,501 1.79 1.66 : US : 475,849 476,483 10,409 9,986 1.90 1.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 5,461 * * * CA : * 3,189 * * * IA : * 6,450 1,494 * * MN : * 18,346 2,101 * 23 MO : 13,524 * * NC : * * * * OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 141 34,900 5,845 5,242 35 : US : 141 81,870 9,440 5,242 58 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 5,974 1,090 56 124 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 724 * * * * CA : * * * * * * IA : 122 402 431 * * 12,772 MN : 109 846 849 * 2,489 26,265 MO : * 318 * * * 17,344 NC : 62 1,019 * * 513 6,077 OH : * * * * * * PA : * * * * 629 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 384 3,140 3,525 2,744 10,999 63,598 : US : 677 6,449 4,805 2,744 14,630 126,056 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 24 261 274 21 736 8,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, June 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : 5,693 * * * CA : * * * * * IA : 5,495 1,572 * 3 MN : * 16,234 * * 27 MO : 13,552 * * NC : * * 2 OH : * * * * PA : * * * * * VA : * * * * * : Other States : 33 36,122 6,263 4,489 136 : US : 33 77,096 7,835 4,489 168 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 14 6,352 1,630 17 153 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : AR : * 770 * * * * CA : * * 70 * * * IA : 102 * 396 * * 11,720 MN : 116 611 499 * 2,500 23,095 MO : * 255 * * * 16,001 NC : 47 * * * 608 6,221 OH : * * * * * * PA : 90 * * * 718 * VA : * * * * * * : Other States : 248 4,197 3,095 3,123 12,238 62,267 : US : 603 5,833 4,060 3,123 16,064 119,304 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 26 221 267 83 2,496 11,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21). This form is completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. State data are published for selected states for young chickens and young turkeys. State data are not published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total live weight for that species. Data for all states not published are included in the "Other States" category. Also included in this category are data for published states that are confidential (denoted by an *). Data for all states are included in the U.S. totals. For 2002, young chickens were killed in 34 states, young turkeys in 21 states. Definitions Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Included with young turkeys. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the USDA Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. 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